https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2278661,00.asp
PCMag reviews products independently, but nosotros may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page.
- The determining constituent for me is the compression too Acronis has the best compression algorithm!Symantec Livestate Recovery was my favourite too the best - fifty-fifty the compression algorithm was the best but its gone now!Macrium Reflect is non bad but the compression too speed is misfortunate inwards comparing to the paid utils!
Patrick too Michael Armstrong- • 24 days ago see moreDon't bother alongside Acronis True Image. The tech back upwards is non responsive to the needs of the user. They acquire it inwards their heads what they BELIEVE is inwards the best involvement of the users too neglect to psyche to users when their programmers suspension things. As an illustration several years ago, Acronis decided it was inwards everyone's best involvement for the software to scour your ALL of your drives searching for every 1 of your backup files. Some of us convey archived backup files nosotros convey no wishing to convey inwards the listing of active backups, but Acronis disagreed alongside us too removed the toggle switch to block them from scanning our drives. yet they had non removed the registry setting too the software responded to that too would halt scouring drives for files. But they decided they no longer wanted us to endure able to block their software too removed that registry setting. So now, every fourth dimension I start Acronis, it scans too finds nearly 100 files I produce non wishing it to find.Now let's acquire to the most critical issue. Some people started having problems alongside backing upwards files inwards their OneDrive folders. Acronis couldn't endure bothered to encounter if it was a job everyone was having or exclusively people alongside specific settings. Acronis decided the best means to grip it was to exactly programme their software to no longer backup the OneDrive folder. Except they didn't bother telling halt users. It exactly appeared inwards True Image Home 2018 create 12510. Acronis claimed they position it inwards equally a file/folder exclusion. the exclusively job is they forced the exclusion onto ALL existing backup scripts. Imagine monitoring your backup logs too believing your backups are running fine until you lot become to restore files too regain NONE of your files are beingness backed up. Imagine spending HOURS troubleshooting to determine why.Acronis' response? They say they are having problems alongside backup of OneDrive too are blocking all OneDrive folder backups. They produce non dispute me when I utter to back upwards too written report that I discovered the exclusion could non endure overridden (meaning it is difficult coded). The best I could acquire is the job would endure resolved when they eventually figure out why SOME people are having problems alongside backing upwards OneDrive files. They reject to psyche that many of us convey never had a job too were non having problems upwards to the indicate of the upgrade. They reject to psyche that their electrical current version of software is totally useless to me until the job is resolved. They appear unconcerned when I told them I lost xv files because of their blunder.I convey had it alongside their mental attitude too am leaving Acronis for around other product. I am soundless trying to figure out which product.
Wendy Cain • a calendar month ago Whatever you lot do, produce non job Backblaze, they convey trashed my backed up
data because my difficult drive failed, I didn't realise this too if a hard
drive is non connected for thirty days they exactly wipe your data, ii too a
half years of professional person photography travel is lost. I am heartbroken.
Ryan Gilford • 2 months ago Nice review, I used Acronis True picture before too I ever ran into problems alongside corrupted drives. Seems similar it copies fifty-fifty corrupted sectors. I flora a corporation too affordable solution yesteryear Avitres Snapshot Backup. I think they are newer but the backup software is extremely tardily to job too they convey a Tech License where its unlimited amount of job for computers too servers. I was exactly on their website too you lot tin likewise clone, bootable media too backup whatsoever machine you lot want.
I've used Genie backup likewise too I think their backup software is pretty corporation equally well. Great review though!
Alex Raitman • 3 months ago I similar Argentum Backup because it's little too fast. The size of
the distributive bundle is 1.2MB only.
TwoBit • 5 months ago The commencement judgement of the article is "In August of 2016, Delta Airlines had to to a greater extent than than 1,300 flights, at a toll of $100 million, non because of weather condition or mechanical problems, but because the company's reckoner systems went down."
There seems to endure a primal discussion missing that would brand this brand sense. Have editors or proof readers been fired?
Sascha Segan Mod TwoBit • 5 months ago No. Your advert blocker is deleting words from our articles. This is a known job alongside certainly advert blockers (most notably uBlock Origin) too our site squad is trying to figure out how to solve it. Periodically, nosotros mange to ready it, too and then the advert blockers modify their code too our stories plough into Swiss cheese again. It's infuriating.
Ralf Maeder • 6 months ago You should convey tested Genie Backup Manager too non Timeline. I used Acronis True Image 2018 too I had to larn the difficult means that it exclusively pretends to protect your data. If your internal or external harddrive corrupts your backup, Acronis won't fifty-fifty care. It does non cheque backup integrity equally a default. And fifty-fifty if you lot activate it, endure prepared to hold off around other long hours for it to complete the testing. I changed to Genie Backup Manager Pro. As a default it checks backup integrity too it's pretty fast alongside that. Genie Timeline is a realtime backup solution that manages a mirror of your files or partitions on a chosen device. It's neat because the user has non to worry nigh doing a backup, Genie Timeline plant inwards the background all the time.Stephen B Ralf Maeder • 6 months ago Yesterday (18 February 2018) at that topographic point was a 70% off Winter Sale on Genie products, but today (19 February 2018) it is gone. Disappointing! How could I download, endeavour & decide, inwards the infinite of a few hours.Genie could likely around recent reviews to aid potential users decide. Just a thought... Stephen B Ralf Maeder • 6 months ago It is keen you lot are referring to Acronis True Image 2018 equally the writer is soundless on the 2017 version notwithstanding this 2018 review. My before comment regarding this was removed yesteryear someone named Patrick who could take away my comment yesteryear upvoting it whatever that is. As mentioned, Acronis TI 2018 was announced terminal August 2017.I think a relatively quick integrity cheque would endure a keen thing. I'm soundless using Acronis TI, but I volition cheque Genie Backup Manager Pro. Another idea is to convey Acronis salve the backup equally a *.zip file which could mayhap endure faster integrity check, but hither I think at that topographic point are around limitations built into Acronis inwards damage of the size of the zip file.Ralf Maeder Stephen B • 6 months ago The principal argue why I decided to select Genie Backup Manager, was a recent Supergau alongside 1 of my computers. In the restauration process, Acronis performed bad. Apparently the external backup drive corrupted all recent too non thence recent backups, whithout Acronis fifty-fifty noticing the failure. Of course of study it's related to that I equally a user didn't explicitely instructed Acronis to verify the backup. I couldn't job whatsoever of the newer or older backups. Another sense was the breaking indicate for me to expect for around other backup solution: I restored my foto folder alongside 20GB of JPG images, tiffs too film files. Acronis had a little hickup inwards the restauration procedure too equally a upshot restored several thousands of files alongside incorrect file terminations, adding around internal Acronis letters too numbers to the JPG extension. I tin rename the file extension manually too the JPG tin endure opened without problem, but I convey to produce that for several one m files. Thanks a lot.Stephen B Ralf Maeder • 6 months ago It sounds similar you lot are a soul who thoroughly checks out (backup) programs. I'm forthwith looking at diverse options. As for your many misnamed files I squall back seeing utilities which volition batch rename - would something similar this help?Ralf Maeder Stephen B • 6 months ago I used Acronis over many years too didn't had whatsoever peril to encounter its functioning inwards a existent case. Since I lost religious belief into the software, I had the involve to supervene upon it alongside something to a greater extent than reliable. And since the reckoner that failed was my wife's computer, I likewise looked for a solution that was able to perform realtime backup without the involve of user interaction. I chose Genie Timeline Pro too likewise Genie Backup Manager Pro to produce additional backups on external harddrives. I likewise job Zoolz to backup sensitive files.
Indeed, I volition convey to abide by an automated means to rename the file extensions of the files that were "restored" yesteryear Acronis.Stephen B Ralf Maeder • 6 months ago jv16 PowerTools 2017 offers "Easy mass rename files" too "Mass rename files" inwards the File Tools menu. I haven't needed to job this characteristic too I suspect at that topographic point are other utilities offering the same thing. I did a uncomplicated file backup alongside Genie yesterday too it was quick. I involve to read how to dorsum upwards an entire segmentation too and then produce incremental updates.Ralf Maeder Stephen B • 6 months ago I think that the offering was related to Zoolz, the cloud backup solution. Refering yo "jv16 PowerTools 2017", I had a expect at the website too the software seems to encompass similar areas similar "System Mechanic", which I already own. After googling I flora freeware software options that specify on the chore to rename bulks of files alongside a lot of options. For illustration "Bulk Rename Utility".
